Thanks E McCann, the pickle, Mark for your help,
Following your advice I checked at a new computer recycler on the Gold
Coast. Surprised to find he had a new looking CD Rom, same vintage as
the 630, so I picked it up for 15 $ Aus. Will get back to office on
Monday and try it.
Thanks again,
Regards,
Stuart.
On Tuesday, Jan 28, 2003, at 02:52 Asia/Taipei, Mark Benson wrote:
>
> On Monday, Jan 27, 2003, at 13:09 Europe/London, the pickle wrote:
>
>>> What CD Roms can I use in the 630? Any particular specs apart from
>>> scsi?
>>
>> Not really :)
>
> You are better off, if you want a CD-ROM only, replacing it with
> another Apple badged unit. This will ensure maximum compatibility and
> also that you can boot from the CD drive. It also better ensures the
> drive will fit the 630 (see below). Stripped Apple SCSI units are
> pretty easy to find on LEM Swap and places like that.
>
>>> Will the 630 recognise a CD RW?
>>
>> Yep, quite nicely.
>
> Yes, using Toast 4.1.2 or earlier. It's not really worth going much
> faster than 4x CD-R though as the 68k probably can't manage a CD-R much
> faster. My 7300/200 struggled to write to a FireWire CD-RW at more than
> 12x, but that might well have been the FW card that sucked :).
>
>>> Any precautions?
>>
>> They can be a bit tricky to get out, but they're not too bad.
>
> You have to be *very* careful where the rear connectors are on the CD
> drive for the 630. The CD drive attaches to the computer via a series
> of edge connectors. These plug into the power, SCSI and Audio-out ports
> of the CD-ROM drive. If they are more than a few mm either side of
> where they should be it will not fit the machine without you modify the
> carrier inside the machine.
>
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